Triple
T9235693
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Man on Fire (1980 novel) |
E221930
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A. J. Quinnell
A. J. Quinnell was the pen name of British thriller writer Philip Nicholson, best known for his series of novels about the ex-mercenary character Creasy.
|
E795444
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A. J. Quinnell | Statement: [Man on Fire (1980 novel), author, A. J. Quinnell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. J. Quinnell Context triple: [Man on Fire (1980 novel), author, A. J. Quinnell]
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A.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
John Crowell
John Crowell is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Crowell.
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C.
Jack Pardee
Jack Pardee was an American football coach and former NFL linebacker best known for his innovative use of the run-and-shoot offense and head coaching stints in both professional and college football.
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D.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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E.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: A. J. Quinnell Triple: [Man on Fire (1980 novel), author, A. J. Quinnell]
Generated description
A. J. Quinnell was the pen name of British thriller writer Philip Nicholson, best known for his series of novels about the ex-mercenary character Creasy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. J. Quinnell Target entity description: A. J. Quinnell was the pen name of British thriller writer Philip Nicholson, best known for his series of novels about the ex-mercenary character Creasy.
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A.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
-
B.
John Crowell
John Crowell is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Crowell.
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C.
Jack Pardee
Jack Pardee was an American football coach and former NFL linebacker best known for his innovative use of the run-and-shoot offense and head coaching stints in both professional and college football.
-
D.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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E.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca83ed628c8190bc02d641e57f097f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccf09d42488190b8ccb9c4b62fdda8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d100b8f80c8190bef93de787227a51 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d10144380481909ef3f68f621c0be7 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:17 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1019faa188190a8945d469a763207 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:29 p.m.